Maurizio Sarri's men, for example, were often praised as the most entertaining team in Italy but earned just two points in two games against Sassuolo , and drew against relegated sides Palermo and Pescara - points you can not afford to drop when you compete against a machine like Juventus . [Full Article...]

According to reports , Leicester City have joined the race to sign Newcastle and Tottenham target Harry Maguire from Hull City. Sam Clucas played in Kamil Grosicki, who passed it to Oumar Niasse. The Spurs striker received the ball on the edge of the Hull area, shifted the ball onto his left foot and rifled a shot through the legs of the defender into the bottom right of David Marshall's goal... [Full Article...]

He said two soldiers attained martyrdom in the operation, which was continuing till last reports were received. Jaitley, who undertook a visit to a Rampur sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, said the Indian Army is fully prepared to foil any form of infiltration bid. [Full Article...]

Becker, the last superstar to mentor Djokovic, was utterly bewildered at how Agassi read him so well - and that was after the American deliberately faked misreading some serves even when he knew where the missiles were heading because he wanted to use the tactic mostly on crucial points. [Full Article...]

Nadal will be meeting next his old rival Novak Djokovic. The two-time Mutua Madrid Open champion has produced some good tennis in the Spanish capital. It was the 11th straight win for Nadal, and his tour-leading 30th victory for the year. Raphael comes to the semi-finals with a series of 13 consecutive victories, winning two titles in succession in Monte Carlo and Barcelona. [Full Article...]

Despite splashing the cash to land Eric Bailly, Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan last summer, United are set to finish sixth in the Premier League table, and they will need to beat Ajax in the Europa League final later this month to secure a Champions League place. [Full Article...]

Always Dreaming captured the country's attention two weeks ago, and his aggressive running style seemed perfectly suited for the shorter Preakness, especially against a green horse like Cloud Computing that entered the race with only three starts. [Full Article...]

Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli has been strongly inked with the vacant coaching role and he has now confirmed that there has been an approach by La Albiceleste. Argentina lost a rematch with Chile in the Copa America final a year ago, after Sampaoli had left. "It's a change linked with the heart for my country", said the DT. [Full Article...]

Yes, I am going to stay. The stadium hosts the King's Cup final between Barcelona and Alaves next Saturday, while a friendly between Atletico and a "Legends" side composed of former players from the club next Sunday will be the final game there, with Atletico moving to the 67,000 capacity Wanda Metropolitano stadium next season. [Full Article...]

Anaheim return home looking to do what no other team has done in the playoffs beat Nashville in back to back games. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have confirmed center Ryan Johansen needed emergency surgery because of an acute compartment syndrome in his left thigh. [Full Article...]

The potential of this current squad as it is can get even better. Clement was assistant to Carlo Ancelotti at Chelsea, Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Bayern Munich, and Pulis says he has adapted well to working at a smaller club in Swansea . [Full Article...]

Crawford switched from an orthodox righthanded stance to fight the entire bout lefthanded on his way to scoring a 10th-round technical knockout to defend his WBC and WBO titles. Crawford has few flaws, and nothing major. The shorter Diaz tried to get inside but was kept away by Crawford in the first round, though he landed a couple of hard shots when he closed the distance in the second - when... [Full Article...]

Nadal saved a break of his own as the pair warred at deuce before he moved two games ahead, and the duo exchanged blows by serving the next four consecutive games to love, with Thiem's elder trotting ahead at 4-2. Defending champion Djokovic , who broke with long-time coach Marian Vajda and his staff the week before the tournament in a bid to reverse his downward trajectory of results in the pas... [Full Article...]

Earlier today (Sat. May 6, 2017) Canelo Alvarez downed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr .in Las Vegas in what was dubbed as a Mexican Civil War inside the squared circle. At stake will be Golovkin's WBC, IBF, WBA, and (less importantly) IBO Middleweight belts in this highly coveted matchup between two of the best boxers in the world. [Full Article...]

When asked about turning down potential bids, he said: "We will, although that will depend, of course, also on the player". "We will make an offer to prolong his contract and hopefully he will accept and stay with us", Vasilyev said . Mbappe is a complete a surprise, I didn't know about him. Mbappe, 18, is certain to be the subject of interest from Europe's biggest clubs after a breakout ca... [Full Article...]

Every day I'm just trying to work on my mental part, my physical, my tennis. Svitolina: I'm very happy that I could handle all the pressure, especially since I had some very tough matches early in the tournament. "Hopefully we'll recover, me and Simona, because we're struggling a bit physically", she said. Svitolina ran out to a quick 5-0 lead in the third as Halep's movement issues were a... [Full Article...]

Sixth-seeded Halep, the champion in Madrid last weekend, reached her first final in Rome after sweeping aside Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens 7-5, 6-1 in her semi-final. "We were just speaking about it, about preparation that I can do to prepare differently for a Grand Slam", said Svitolina . "Everything just came together and I'm very happy that it's happened in such a big tournament". [Full Article...]

There were long delays at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , first to rain and then after a dramatic crash involving Sebastian Bourdais. Davison, of Australia, replaces French driver Sebastien Bourdais, who had successful surgery to fix his pelvis Saturday night. [Full Article...]

This penalty was administered by the team and not Major League Baseball which may have penalties of their own. Pillar mouthed the word to Jason Motte after he struck out during the 7th inning. After striking out in his first at bat, Stroman returned to the box in the fourth inning and smacked a solo home run to the opposite field off Atlanta's Julio Teheran , extending the Blue Jays' lead to ... [Full Article...]

James dished out seven assists and added four rebounds, four steals and three blocked shots, while Kevin Love had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Kyrie Irving 23 points. Boston tried to fight back, scrambling to close out on defense and trying to send help to contain James on drives. Some third-quarter unpleasantness erupted between Thompson and Boston's Marcus Smart. [Full Article...]